Name: Xylophilus ampelinus (Panagopoulos 1969) Willems et al. 1987

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Xanthomonas ampelina Panagopoulos 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: am.pe.li’nus. L. masc. adj. ampelinus, of the vine

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 33914; CCUG 21976; CFBP 1192; CFBP 3674; CNBP 1192; CNPB 1192; DSM 7250; ICMP 8920; LM; LMG 5856; LMG 5857; LMG 5858; LMG 5949; NCPPB 2217; PDDCC 4298

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16S rRNA gene: AJ420330 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Willems A, Gillis M, Kersters K, Van Den Broecke L, De Ley J. Transfer of Xanthomonas ampelina Panagopoulos 1969 to a new genus, Xylophilus gen. nov., as Xylophilus ampelinus (Panagopoulos 1969) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:422-430.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Xanthomonas ampelina Panagopoulos 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Xylophilus Willems et al. 1987. Publication: Willems A, Gillis M, Kersters K, Van Den Broecke L, De Ley J. Transfer of Xanthomonas ampelina Panagopoulos 1969 to a new genus, Xylophilus gen. nov., as Xylophilus ampelinus (Panagopoulos 1969) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:422-430.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PP QUA". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "p2". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 11 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 Plant pathogenic according to Bull et al. (2007). Publication: Bull CT, De Boer SH, Denny TP, Firrao G, Fischer Le Saux M, Saddler GS, Scortichini M, Stead DE, Takikawa Y. Comprehensive list of names of plant pathogenic bacteria, 1980-2007. Journal of Plant Pathology 2010; 92:551-592.

Parent taxon: Xylophilus Willems et al. 1987

Assigned by: Willems A, Gillis M, Kersters K, Van Den Broecke L, De Ley J. Transfer of Xanthomonas ampelina Panagopoulos 1969 to a new genus, Xylophilus gen. nov., as Xylophilus ampelinus (Panagopoulos 1969) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:422-430.

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Record number: 783193